ERIC Number: EJ803237
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
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Development of a New Measurement Tool for Individualism and Collectivism
Shulruf, Boaz; Hattie, John; Dixon, Robyn
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v25 n4 p385-401 2007
A new measurement tool for individualism and collectivism has been developed to address critical methodological issues in this field of social psychology. This new measure, the Auckland Individualism and Collectivism Scale (AICS), defines three dimensions of individualism: (a) responsibility (acknowledging one's responsibility for one's actions), (b) uniqueness (distinction of the self from the other), and (c) competitiveness (striving for personal goals is one's prime interest). The scale also defines two dimensions of collectivism: (a) advice (seeking advice from people close to one, before taking decisions) and (b) harmony (seeking to avoid conflict). The AICS avoids the need for measuring horizontal and vertical dimensions of collectivism and individualism and the confounding effect of familialism on the collectivism-individualism constructs. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Individualism, Measures (Individuals), Social Psychology, Test Construction, Group Behavior, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Ethnic Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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